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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Happy New Year!

Lily by the tree

We hope you all had a lovely holiday. For many of us we will be glad to see 2013 end - a bunch of kitties, woofies and peeps have been ill and too many have gone to the Rainbow Bridge. We had planned a year in review but it would be too sad so instead we will celebrate the coming of a brand New Year with ways to bring good luck.

There are many strange and funny ways to bring good fortune to a New Year - see how many you can do!

Callie eats round kibbles in a round dish!

1. Cakes, pastries, cookies, and round fruits like clementines are often
enjoyed on New Year’s Day as their shape signifies the old year has come
to a close, and the coming days hold the promise of a fresh start.

2. In Spain, when the clock strikes midnight, the people eat 12 grapes.
One grape for every stroke of the clock to represent each month in the
year. Each grape is said to bring good luck in the new year.(For humans only - Pets cannot eat grapes or raisins as they are toxic.)

3. Striking the walls with bread to ward off evil spirits (Ireland) Sounds like fun!

The whitesters snuggling in to see the New Year come.

4. In many countries, it is thought that a person can affect the luck
they will have throughout the coming year by what they do on the
first day of the new year. For that reason, it has become common for
folks to celebrate the first few minutes of a brand new year in the
company of family and friends. Kiss your significant other to seal your relationship!

6. Wearing red underwear, a symbol of good luck (Spain, Italy and Mexico)

7. Tradition says
buttered bread placed outside the door symbolizes an absence of hunger
in the household, and presumably for the year to come. (Ireland)

8. As pigs root forward while they forage for food (as
opposed to cows, who stand still, or chickens, who scratch backwards),
pork in all forms (think ham!!!) is eaten hoping to embrace the challenges
and adventures that await them in the coming year.

9. In Switzerland, they believe that good luck comes from letting a drop of cream land on the floor on New Year's Day. Sounds good to us...yum cream.

10. In Belgium, farmers wish their animals a Happy New Year for blessings.

(from parade.com and english-zone.com)

Wishing all of our dear friends and fellow bloggers a peaceful New Year filled with love, laughter, joy and everything that does a heart good!

What an interesting list of traditions. We had never heard of leaving buttered bread outside. As big fans of butter, we do not approve of it being used this way and think it should be placed inside the door for the kitties to eat.

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We are a small independent cat sanctuary, with mainly seniors and special needs cats. Most of these cats are rescued ferals from the groups living in my yard or the neighborhood block. Some live with us inside - the elderly ones who need more attention and medication. The rest have their own house with a screen porch for warm weather (we cover it with plastic in cold seasons) and a nice snuggly indoor area for winter.There are 11 of us cats so scroll down to make sure you meet them all. Some are more tame than others but they all have a safe forever home with us.

Angel Mamacita

Angel Mr. Kitty

Chester

Tabitha

Two Spot

Callie

Albert

Rosa

Norm

Sam

Smidge

Woody

Snowball

Angel Georgie

Angel Jack (neighbor cat)

Angel Minnie

1999-2015

Angel Ivy

1998 - 2015

Angel Lily

2005-2015

Angel Yoko

1993 - 2013

Angel Chica

1991 - 2013

Angel Joey

1999 -2012

Angel Manny

Mamacita's son who died of complciations from a UTI

Angel Nick

He was Joey and Minnie's litter mate. He developed cancer while still living outdoors so I brought him inside and cared for him until he passed away in 2006. He loved all the attention he got. He was a very shy boy but handsome.

Angel Big Guy

He was the very protective, calming head male of my feral group. He died in my arms after collapsing of a heart problem in 2004.

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